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A study of 13,321 women with ovarian cancer diagnosed from 1999 to 2006 in California found only 37% received treatment that conformed to established guidelines. Researchers found 35% of women with advanced disease survived at least five years if their care met the guidelines, compared with 25% of women whose care did not follow the guidelines. The findings were presented at the Society of Gynecologic Oncology meeting.

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An analysis of data from the Women's Health Initiative involving 144,701 women aged 50 to 79 showed a 13% increase in risk for developing any type of cancer for each 10 centimeter increase in height. The height increase was associated with a 23% to 29% greater risk for kidney, rectum, thyroid and blood cancers, as well as a 13% to 17% increase in the likelihood of developing melanoma and colon, breast, ovarian and endometrial cancers. The findings were published in the Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention journal.

A test designed to detect even the smallest trace of diseased cells found in the bone marrow of children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia can determine the risk of possible relapses ahead of time, according to a study in the journal Leukaemia. Australian researchers used the test in 1,000 pediatric ALL patients and found the method increased the survival rate to 75% and saved the lives of approximately 30 to 40 children.

Patients who underwent chemotherapy for non-Hodgkin lymphoma and esophageal, prostate and cervical cancers faced an increased risk of developing acute myeloid leukemia, according to a new study. However, treatment was associated with lower AML risk in patients who had ovarian cancer, myeloma, and possibly lung cancer, researchers said. The findings appear in the journal Blood.

Treating symptoms such as pain, vomiting and nausea can help relieve fatigue in advanced cancer patients. The report in the Journal of Clinical Oncology said the regimen included a patient-specific care plan created from a series of meetings in which nurses asked patients about their symptoms and physicians prescribed treatment based on palliative care guidelines.

Older female cancer patients who exercised regularly, whose weight was in a healthy range and who ate a balanced diet in accordance with the 2007 guidelines of the World Cancer Research Fund and American Institute for Cancer Research had a 37% lower risk of dying from any cause than those who didn't follow the guidelines. Among the three factors, regular exercise had the most significant benefit. The study was to be presented at a conference of the American Association for Cancer Research.